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Wednesday, 24 December 2014

CRM: good option for transport and logistics industry

12/24/2014 11:41:00 am

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It is believed that CRM for the logistics industry professionals offers one consolidated system which helps in 360 degree control over your business. As many CRM vendors are offering innovative mobile CRM, it will enable the logistics firms to get rid of the old functions of varied disparate systems. CRMs ensure that the databases come with comprehensive customer service module along with the ability to monitor and log packages apart from logging the customer telephone conversations.

With the availability of web access anywhere, it will become possible for management, drivers and also the sales staff to access details and client records in real time. Moreover, the web to lead forms and the complete marketing functionality will help bringing taking note of the interest, orders and also campaigns that will be able to generate varied opportunities.

It is believed that the cyclical nature of transport sector has forced many service providers to stress on short term profitability, which comes at the expense of boosting the client loyalty that is responsible for pushing growth. Many analysts have stated that relationship based marketing initiatives get neglected but the principles of CRM have been found to be useful in the transportation sector.

Selecting a good CRM has proved helpful in identifying the most essential clients apart from realizing the factors that will be able to impact the client behavior significantly, pushing client loyalty by many notched. An efficient CRM is able to integrate with carrier-specific logistics applications and also complement their operational focus with real-time.

Some of the top features provided by a transport and logistics CRM are as follows -

- Wholesome central database – stores details about contacts and departmental activities.

- Software translation – availability in varied languages will ensure that users are able to set the language of their choice.

Comprehensive calendar module – easy management of  time and collaborate with colleagues in real-time for booking meetings.

Task assignment – easy addition of a timed task.

- Easy customer service features – history feed and escalation of case escalation apart from reassignment or reconciliation.

- Automated functions – helpful for marketing, sales and service modules.

Opportunity management – creating action plans and social media integration for improving sales win rates.

- Categorizing marketing campaigns – quick ROI calculation to attain goals and targets.

- Web-to-lead capture forms – bagging more leads to sales and also monitoring the advantageous points.

- Easy access from anywhere, anytime – Take a close look at the client service and also the sales function from anywhere apart from viewing the maps, directions.

- Availability of Dashboards and reporting – easy management of driver routes, suppliers, customer interest, patterns, demographics etc.

The article is also available at http://goarticles.com/article/CRM-Good-Option-for-Transport-and-Logistics-Industry/9966725/


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